2 year old DD obsessed with babies and mommies....

[Anonymous]

Does anyone else have a child who talks nonstop all day about Mama and Baby? It can be a big letter B and a little letter b, a big truck and a little truck, or, once in a while, actually a mommy and a baby (giraffe or whatever).

I am not really worried about it, just wondered whether anyone else was in the same boat....

[Anonymous]

Yes. My 4 yr old DD has been doing it for 2 years. It drives her big brother (7) crazy especially when she refers to cars or trucks or airplanes that way but he actually did it too when he was younger. He did grow out of it sooner though. Its is completely normal and extremely healthy. Its the relationship that they are most familiar with and it makes it easier for them to understand how other things relate by making them into pseudo families or mothers and babies. Enjoy it. Its super cute.

[Anonymous]

Yes my 2 year dd is totally into this. I think it's great and shows compassion for little people which will come in handy if you plan to have another (I'm pregnant) or for her integration in the playgroup stage of life. I have bought books on babies--"Grow babies" is cute and there are also others.

[Anonymous]

Yes, mine too, and it's a normal developmental stage. They are getting a sense of who they are, who other people are, their place in the world, who is bigger, younger, older, etc. as well as realizing that babies don't just appear in the world.

[Anonymous]

My 3 year-old DD as well and has been for sometime. It's so funny when we do our little role reversal game and I'm the baby and she's the mommy. I'll say "waaaahhh but I don't want to go to bed -- I want Cheetos" then to hear her parrot back, "No, now is your bed time - that's the way it is" and "No, Cheetos are very bad for you" is priceless!! And nice confirmation that she is actually listening!

[Anonymous]

It's totally normal. It's their way of handling their growing independence. They are practicing internalizing their experience of being a mothered (psychologically so they can mother themselves when not in your presence). It's a wonderful thing, and the best response is to say things like, "You are such a good mother to your dollies" etc.